HB1223 - Summary

• Appropriates funds to the State Department of Rehabilitation Services from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, with specific budget categories for vocational rehabilitation, schools for the blind and deaf, and disability determination division.

• Establishes budgetary limitations on full-time-equivalent employees (0.0 FTE) and lease-purchase agreements ($0.00), with exemptions for disability determination unit employees funded entirely by federal funds.

• Authorizes the Director to request early tax collection transfers and fund transfers between designated rehabilitation service accounts to address cash-flow issues and support client services.

• Permits appropriations to be budgeted for either FY-10 or FY-11, with funds encumbered only through June 30 of their designated year and expended by November 15 of the following year, or they lapse to the proper fund.

• Takes effect July 1, 2009, with an emergency declaration to allow immediate implementation for preservation of public peace, health, and safety.